Government grant pellet boiler

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We receive an annual grant from the government for the pellet boiler that we installed. We had it replaced and had our engineer sign off the paperwork. However, it was discovered that the engineer had let his accreditation expire he provided a further membership number, which was false. The government rejected our grant. The engineer eventually renewed his creditation details, but it was deemed too late, so we have lost our financial assistance. We have tried to appeal, but we are unsuccessful. This situation seems highly unfair, as we used the engineer in good faith, and lost out due to his incompetence. What can we do? We have tried to find the correct ombudsman, but we keep being pushed between several, each one saying the other will assist. Appreciate your advice
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The rules are clear, you can only claim RHI if the equipment is fitted by an accredited engineer. It was he who failed to keep up his accreditation and effectively falsified the documents by using an expired accreditation registration and then compounded it by supplying a false accreditation.
It's nothing to do with OFGEM, the Ombudsman or your MP etc so your only remedy would be to sue the engineer.
I dont know whether its possible to have the installation re-certified by another properly accredited engineer, which may be worth exploring. However I'd check the rules very carefully and confirm that it would be accepted by OFGEM before going down that route.
Alternatively consult a solicitor with a view to suing the bloke who did the work. Dunno if the small claims court could provide a remedy
If the engineer was not accredited at the time of the install, then I don't know why you think any Ombudsman or trade body can help you.